ZIP code
97439
in Florence, OregonPopulation 16,025
52.34/ 100
Ranked #12,994 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 41%)
Ranked #120 of 407 Oregon ZIPs (top 29%)
Ranked #11 of 34 Eugene-Springfield, OR ZIPs (top 32%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
What defines this ZIP
Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.
Park land
61.9%
in the top 1.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
30.1 mi
in the top 2.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
10.3%
in the bottom 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
27.6%
in the bottom 2.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 5.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST11thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
10.7%
in the top 5.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
11.3%
in the top 7.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST80thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the top 9.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST82ndUS91stDefinition & source ›
FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
69.7%
in the top 9.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST84thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite health measure, Florence, Oregon (ZIP 97439) ranks in the top 41% healthiest ZIPs nationally (12,994th) and the top 29% of Oregon (120th).
A number of measures pull each way for this area: park land registers in the top 1.6% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests in the top 2.0% nationally. Modeled binge drinking stands in the bottom 1.7% nationally, and short sleep lies in the bottom 2.4% nationally. Distance to an emergency room lands at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the bottom 5.4% nationally. Set against that, modeled coronary heart disease is in the top 5.6% nationally, hearing disability settles in the top 7.5% nationally, and disaster risk resides in the top 7.8% nationally. Modeled expected annual loss registers in the top 9.0% nationally.
Read against the ZIPs closest to it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Close by, ZIP 97493, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall.
What’s driving this score
Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts. Compare it against the US, this state and the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 86%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 97%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 84%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 98%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 66%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 53%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 8%
21%
Disability
healthier than 31%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 19%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 84%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 92%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 97%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 97%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 96%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Disability
healthier than 28%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 23%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 27%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 94%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 91%
14%
Preventive Care
in the top 0.00%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 97%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 97%
8%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 9%
21%
Disability
healthier than 21%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 24%
5%
“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›
Findings that name this ZIP
One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 97.2 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 7.6 (bottom 10%) — 90 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #129 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
97441
Oregonshares a border
Score 43.10
Closest healthier
97493
Oregonshares a border
Score 53.19
Similar health profile
97149
Oregon97% similar profile
Score 51.22
How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured
Evidence
Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.
Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 41.7% | 38.5–44.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 44.7% | 41.3–48.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 15.3% | 14.0–16.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.1% | 10.8–13.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.7% | 9.6–11.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.4% | 9.2–11.8 |
| Depression among adults | 24.7% | 21.8–27.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.9% | 13.0–16.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 44.1% | 40.4–47.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.1% | 29.6–38.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.3% | 4.9–5.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.4% | 10.9–16.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.8% | 5.8–8.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.2% | 78.4–83.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.7% | 77.1–82.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.3% | 87.9–90.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 70.6% | 66.3–74.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 67.0% | 63.8–70.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.6% | 70.1–82.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 10.3% | 8.7–12.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.7% | 10.1–13.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 21.6% | 18.5–24.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 27.6% | 23.8–31.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.4% | 18.9–24.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.3% | 13.7–16.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.6% | 14.8–18.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.4% | 12.0–15.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 36.5% | 33.0–40.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.3% | 10.0–12.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.1% | 8.1–10.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.4% | 17.1–21.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.5% | 4.1–5.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.5% | 5.0–6.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | OR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 10.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.7% (4.7–26.4%) n=411 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 13.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.9% (0.9–19.7%) n=411 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.5% (1.2–16.6%) n=412 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 28.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.7% (11.1–49.6%) n=412 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 7.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–10.0%) n=409 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.3% (0.0–10.0%) n=410 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.4% (76.7–96.9%) n=410 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 34.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (14.6–42.0%) n=410 |
| Homeownership rate | 72.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 73.5% (52.8–90.2%) n=410 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.1% (0.0–6.7%) n=410 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.0% (0.0–13.0%) n=412 |
| Single-parent households | 75.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 57.5% (43.5–77.1%) n=407 |
| Population 65+ | 44.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.5% (12.7–42.1%) n=412 |
| Median age | 62.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.1 yr (36.3–62.2) n=410 |
| Median household income | $61,982 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,301 ($49,007–$109,558) n=378 |
| Median home value | $410,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $413,900 ($238,120–$653,360) n=374 |
| Median gross rent | $1,227 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,252 ($807–$1,772) n=327 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | OR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.8 yr ± 0.87 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 79.1 yr (76.4–82.0) n=409 |
About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 0.87 years of 77.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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